Engineering Programs

The Engineering Division is composed of three programs:

1. Plans and Specifications, Operations and Administration
2. Right-of-Way Acquisition
3. Public Construction

Plans and Specifications:

Provides "in-house" engineering design and the management of contract engineering services in connection with the Capital Improvements Program and for other public works projects. The engineering services include water, sanitary sewer, street, storm drainage and response to other departmental and citizen requests. The program objective is to provide quality in-house Engineering for the projects assigned to in-house staff, to acquire and manage engineering and construction contracts for work that is not designed in-house and to provide engineering support for other municipal departments.

Operations and Administration:

Program includes the technical review and support for all private development within the City of Fayetteville. The technical review includes reviews for compliance with the City’s water, sanitary sewer, street design, grading and storm water runoff standards and ordinances. The program includes support of the Planning Department and Planning Commission at the development review meetings. This program will also include the formulation and detail of the Master Drainage Study and the Phase II Storm Water requirements. The program also assists GIS with information necessary for the maintenance of records and record drawings concerning subdivisions and capital improvement projects.

Right-of-way Acquisition:

Acquires the right-of-ways and easements necessary to construct various capital improvements, to rehabilitate the water and sanitary sewer system, to assist in the maintenance of the City records of easements, right-of-ways and other lands, review easements and right-of-ways associated with developments, to facilitate the sale and purchase of property and to respond to requests and inquiries from other City departments and the general public.

Public Construction:

Provides for the inspection and construction management of the projects designed in-house, to provide supplemental inspections for the City projects being designed by contract engineering and to provide supplemental inspections and observations for public work facilities being constructed by private developers. Responsibilities include recommendations on final acceptance of all private projects constructed for City ownership and maintenance such as water and sanitary sewer mains, streets and drainage within new residential or commercial development.